Original Source: Centre Daily Times
By Chris Rosenblum
crosenbl@centredaily.com
PATTON TOWNSHIP -– Behind Kyle Heichel’s 11-year-old eyes lies a month-old infant.
He is helpless, speechless, paralyzed from the neck down since birth by either a stroke in utero or his umbilical cord wrapped around his neck.
Christine Heichel isn’t sure which led to her son’s cerebral atrophy, daily seizures and [...]
From his website: www.JustinHines.org
Possessed of an unflagging spirit that’s remarkable under any circumstances, Justin copes with a rare genetic joint condition called Larsen Syndrome, that keeps him wheelchair bound. “Sometimes people find it hard to understand why I would be so positive,” he explains. “I was born into my situation, I don’t know any different, [...]
CD: Heart of the Appaloosa
Song Description
The song describes an encounter between the singer/narrator and a dynamic woman in a wheelchair. It relates the trials and tribulations of life in a wheelchair from someone with a healthy attitude towards life. The song is done in the talking blues style of Woody Guthrie.
From the lyric:
I went for [...]
Major Character with a Disability: Robert Ironside (played by Raymond Burr)
Actors with Disabilities: none
Ironside and his team
Short Description
Ironside continues to fight crime from his wheehchair after being paralyzed by a gunshot.
First Broadcast on NBC (US Network) in September 14, 1967
Main Cast (in alphabetical order):
Raymond Burr - Robert Ironside
Don Galloway - Detective Sgt. Ed Brown
Don Mitchell [...]
Players with a Disability: Everyone in the cast listed below
Short Description
A film about quadriplegics who play full-contact rugby in the Paralympic Games in Athens, Greece.
Main Cast:
Keith Cavill
Joe Soares
Mark Zupan
Andy Cohn
Scott Hogsett
Bob Lujano
Directors: Henry Alex Rubin, Dana Adam Shapiro
Producers: Jeffrey V. Mandel, Dana Adam Shapiro
Official Movie Website
Long Description
Major Character with a Disability: Luke Martin (played by Jon Voight)
Actors with Disabilities: none
Oscars for: Best Actor in a Leading Role (Jon Voight), Best Actress in a Leading Role (Jane Fonda), Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen (Nancy Dowd, Waldo Salt, Robert C. Jones)
Movie poster
Short Description
A woman whose husband is fighting in Vietnam [...]
Major Character with a Disability: Lt. Dan Taylor (played by Gary Sinise)
Actors with Disabilities: none
Oscars for: Best Actor in a Leading Role: Tom Hanks; Best Director: Robert Zemeckis; Best Picture: Wendy Finerman, Steve Starkey, Steve Tisch; Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium: Eric Roth; Gary Sinise was nominated for Best Actor in [...]
Major Character with a Disability: Professor Charles Xavier (played by Patrick Stewart)
Actors with Disabilities: none
Short Description
Mutants with various super powers struggle for acceptance in society while battling evil doers who are both mutants and non-mutants.
Main Cast:
Hugh Jackman - Logan/Wolverine
Patrick Stewart - Professor Charles Xavier
Ian McKellen - Eric Lensherr/Magneto
Famke Janssen - Jean Grey
James Marsden - Scott [...]